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Pakistani Ambassador Sherry Rehman insists that her government has never approved of drone strikes, not even with a private "wink and nod." (Associated Press)
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President Obama waves as he walks down the West Wing Colonnade of the White House on Feb. 12, 2013, ahead of State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill later that day. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 file photo Keitani Graham of Micronesia competes against Charles Edward Betts of the United States, right, during the 84-kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. An official familiar with the decision says IOC leaders have dropped wrestling from the program for the 2020 Olympics. In a surprise decision Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013, the official tells The Associated Press that the IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon and remove wrestling instead. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, waits Feb. 12, 2013, on Capitol Hill to make a statement in opposition to President Obama's choice to run the Pentagon as the Senate Senate Armed Services Committee considers the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to be secretary of defense. (Associated Press)
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The president needs these for his State of the Union address. (Illustration by Dana Summers for the Orlando Sentinel)
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Syrian rebels are pictured at the Jarrah airfield in Syria's northern Aleppo province on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in this image taken from video and authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)
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**FILE** President Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 5, 2013. (Associated Press)